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LOT 2476
WWII Bronze and Wooden Aeroplane Model Group
MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 - 7 in. (997 grams total, 15.5-18 cm wide).
Three trench art aircraft models comprising: a brass aircraft fitted on a wooden base; a brass model of a RAF Vickers Wellington Bomber; a wooden model of a RAF Blenheim Mk 1 Bomber. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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